Exploring Connections: The Saar Family [Ag5T0zMZC58]
Uncover the themes linking current exhibitions, "Black Artists in America" and "Making Moves". Join Crocker curator Francesca Wilmott on a walkthrough of artworks by Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar that explore race, gender, identity, and more. See both exhibitions on view at the Crocker now. "Black Artists In America" through January 11. "Making Moves" through May 3. - Credit: Betye Saar (American, born 1926), "Woman with Two Parrots", 2010. Mixed media collage on paperboard, 12 x 24 5/8 in. Crocker Art Museum, gift of Emily Leff and James L. Davis III, 2017.67.7. Lezley Saar (American, born 1953), "I turned my back on the ocean, defacing the ocean", 2019. Paper collage on photograph, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Crocker Art Museum purchase with funds from the Forrest and Shirley Plant Fund, 2020.90.1. Alison Saar (American, born 1956), "Sweet Dreams", 1983. Mixed media, 23 x 5 x 5 in. The John and Susan Horseman Collection, 2024. Betye Saar (American, born 1926), "Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time", 1998. Color lithograph, hand coloring, photo electric collage, 27 x 22 ½ in. Crocker Art Museum purchase with funds from Janet Mohle-Boetani, M.D., 2020.100.1. Alison Saar (American, born 1956), "Bain Froid", 1991. Mixed media, 52 ½ x 19 ½ in. The John and Susan Horseman Collection, 2024. - Video Description: Crocker Curator, Francesca Wilmott, provides a walkthrough of various artworks by members of the Saar family on view in two exhibitions. - #CrockerArt #BlackArtistsInAmerica #MakingMoves